Web Sites
This page is made up of links to other web sites that discuss block scheduling.
A Dirctory of Schools
- The list of all Virginia secondary schools on block.
- A school where it has worked
- This is a must see site. Records on honor roll increases and other academic stats are listed. How to build a master schedule, how to handle grading, how to work in interdisciplinary classes, pitfalls, why change, hints and tips, and information about workships. All this from a school that has been on the block for over three years.
- 4x4 Semester Plan
- Putnam County Schools list the advantages and concerns about their switch to
the Four by Four semester plan
- Lakeland's Block Sechedule
- A discussion of Lakeland High School and why they choose the block. This site inclues a table of their schedule.
- Rising City High School
- This school list several advantages to block scheduling.
- Block Schedule Information Center
- Those wanting to do some research about block scheduling should look at
the links this site provides to ERIC and other discussion groups and schools that are involved in the block schedule.
- An interesting A/B school schedule
- Bethel High School has adopted an alternate A/B schedule with 105 minute
blocks and a long teacher planning time each day. They also list the
advantages of their program.
- Planning Interdisciplinary Classes
- One of the great advantages of the block schedule is that it may allow for more interdisciplinary work among teachers. This site is an explaination of what Wasson High School has done and a list of their courses.
- Omaha North High School
- This site includes links to nine other schools that are on the block.
- Brookfield Central
- This is a k-12 school and moved to 60 minutes.
- Lexington High School, Mass.
- A site about Lexington High School in Mass. and their efforts on block scheduling.
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